And daring she is, as she features topless - wearing nothing but a bejewelled 'I love you' heart across her chest. The theme of the shoot was clearly all things lovey-dovey and kissy-kissy, as Anne also features alongside a series of heart and lip-shaped paraphernalia, while frequently blowing kisses to the camera herself.

But the shoot is fun, and as ever, she looks gorgeous with her swept-to-the-side short 'do, and a bright, strong lip.

Despite the confident cover shoot, Anne reveals a more vulnerable side in her interview, discussing that awkward Golden Globe acceptance speech.

Afterwards, she was dubbed the 'Hathahater' after she forgot to thank her manager of fifteen years, who was battling cancer, in her speech for winning the Best Supporting Actress for her role as Fantine in Les Miserables.

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The actress - who said her forgotten mention was "one of my most regretted life moments" - then proceeded to run to the microphone first when the crew subsequently won the award for Best Musical or Comedy, thanking her manager before anyone else got to speak.

The action saw her labelled "unlikeable", "contrived" and "pretentious", but now, in the first time she's properly opened up about the night's events, Anne reveals that it felt like she was being "punched in the gut".

She spoke to the magazine about how the role of Fantine, and the 25 pounds she lost for it, damaged her health; being exhausted, ridden with flu, and "still identifying with being a victim" it affected the way she came across at the ceremony. "One of the things I've been accused of is being inauthentic. And they were right—but not for the reason they thought," she said.

And about the interruption of the rest of the crew's speech, she explained, "While everyone was still getting onstage, I spoke. I should have gone after everyone else. I own that; it was rude. People saw that as grabby, I guess. I don't know."

After that, "people treated me a certain way," she admitted. But thankfully she has learnt to move on from it. "I've grown from it. This whole thing has made me a way more compassionate and loving person. And I don't feel sorry for myself."

So, it's all come good in the end. Snap up this month's issue for the full interview, and all the gorgeous pictures to go alongside it.

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